topic Our library paid its staff during a 2 month closure. My wife's W2 includes these payments. Should our return show some add'l misc income since she did no work & was paid? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Our library paid its staff during a 2 month closure. My wife's W2 includes these payments. Should our return show some add'l misc income since she did no work & was paid?

rdcoseril — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:32:17 GMT

Because of the nature of my wife's job at the library, there was very little for her to do when she was at home during the 2020 closure due to COVID - so she did very little work and was still paid. The amount she was paid during the 2 month closure is reflected in the Box 1 total figure on her W2. It's almost as if the library provided non-accrued paid vacation time to its entire staff for a couple months. Should we be showing some sort of miscellaneous additional income for the 2 months during which she was paid , but wasn't actually working?

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MaryK4 — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:14:34 GMT

You do not have to provide any additional information. There were tax incentive programs and grants available to employers, local governments etc. all designed to get through the unprecedented time.

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rdcoseril — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 15:29:18 GMT

Thanks. This question can now be withdrawn from the list of pending questions looking for answers.

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fanfare — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 16:54:34 GMT

most of the money from the first relief bill still hasn't been used!

Meanwhile Biden spends another 1.9 Trillion last month and another 2.2 Trillion next month.